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UNITEDg STATES PATENT OFFICE.'

WILLIAM C. MEYER, nECEAsEnEATE OE BEvERLY. MASSACHUSETTS, BY ANNE w. MEYER., ADMINISTRATRIX, OE BEVERLY, MAssACHUsETTs, AssIGNoR To UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, 4OE BATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW' JERSEY.

Application filed May 29,

This invention relates to improvements in sole fitting machines and is herein illustrated as embodied in achanneling machine for operating upon WeltV insoles or uponsoles for turn shoes.

` In two prior Patents, No. 1,623,225 and No. 1,623,226, both granted on April 5, 1927 on applications filed by Harrie A. Ballard, there are disclosed channeling machines'in which the Work is fed While the cutting means is operating and an additional feed movement is imparted to the Work While theL cuttingimeans is inoperative to cut the Work.

One object of the present invention is to providecanimproved and reorganized channeling machine of the general type above referred to. n

' With this object in view, an important feature of the present invention consists in the combination, ina machine having cutting means movable in a` direction'to cut the Work and thereafter movable tol starting position, of Work feeding devices relatively movable to grip the Work, meansfor operating said devices to feed the Work to the cutting means While the latter is` Cutting the Work, and means for imparting an addiT tional feed movement to the work While said cutting means is returning to starting position. More specifically, and as embodied in the illustrated machine, the Work is supported upon a reciprocating Work table vvhichis` movable forwardly in thedirection of feed,u

and a `four-motion feed dog is arranged tol engage the upper side of the Workfand `is adapted to co-operate with the Work ktable upon each forward stroke of the latter to grip the` Work firmly and to feed it positively While it is vbeingcut. The cutting means comprises reciprocatingknives Which, together with a cooperating presse'rfoot, :1re moved. in a direction opposite to that of the Work, the knives cutting the work'fasthe latter advances' and the presser foot: sliding backwardly overthe face of the Work as the knives are cutting. Upon the return or'nonfeeding stroke of the feed dogV and. the Work table, the knives move through a non-cutting stroke in the direction of feed'. Thev feed dog this time is lifted to release the averli;

impart SOLE-'FITTING MACHINE.

1924. Serial No; 716,679.

and the *presser foot moving 'forwardly is effective ink co-operationfwith the knives to an additional lfeedmovement to the Work.v v i i Toenable the abovedescribed movements effectively to be carried out, the'work table and the feed dog are'mountedfupon an oscilv lating orsvvingingfcarrier While the knives and the pressery foot are mounted upon. anotheroscillating or swinging carrier and said carriers are connected to move simultaneouslyy in opposite directions 'and' are actuated Vcontinuouslyy from a 'single yeccentric While the machine is in operation Consequently, the feed movements derived from the two oscillating carriers` alternate yin period of time, eachbeginning immediately yat the termination of.y the preceding 'feed ymovement and preferably said feed;4 movekments kare of the'y same amplitude.. As aV resultl of this arrangement, the Work is advanced continuously and at a uniform rate offspeed through the machine, unless the rate is varied at the Will of the operator byfmeans hereinafter to be described. The*work table carrier oscillates about a horizontal axis below the table andthe upper surfaceof the table is curved about said VaXis'so that the oscillatory movements of? the table Will not displace the Wor'kfromy the horizontal y'line travel in a horizontal plane; I

yIn operating upon lWelt insoles, the cuts made by both the channelknife `and the edge cutting knife should beof uniform depth throughout 'the lengthA lof the solemarginv `of ythe knives" should be gaged yfrom `the upper? or fiesli side-of the insole.` In operatingfupon'turn soles,1th`e"thickness of the so lof feed The'carrier for the knivesy oscillates about a vertical axis so that the knives feather produced by theshoulderl or edgecutting knife shouldk be maintained uniforni` throughout the length of vthe *sole margin irrespective of possible vari' tions in 'the that theyk rposition (for turn work).

thickness of the sole. JAccordingly the vertical position of the shoulder or edge-cutting knife should not be variable in accordance with variations in the thickness of the sole margin.

Certain features of the invention relate to improvements in the construction of machines ofthe class herein described to facilitate the conversion of the machines for different classes of work such as changing from a machine fitted for welt work to a machine fitted for turn work, or vice versa. lTo facilitate. conversion of the machine provision is made for adapting the machine for welt work by gaging the edge and channel cuts from the upper or flesh side of the sole under they control of the presser foot, or alternatively for adapting the machine for turn work by gagingthe edge cut from the lowei` or grain side of the sole, or from the work table while gaging the channel cut from the upper or flesh side of the sole. To thisvencha feature of theinvention comprises kcertainnovel combinations and arrangements .of parts including two knife supports or slides capable of relative upward yielding movement7 one of said slides carrying an edge knife and the other carrying a channel knife. A presser foot is connected to yield with the channel knife slide and means is provided for connecting the two slides so will yield in unison under the control of the presser foot (for welt work) and for disconnecting said slides so that the edge knife will not be controlled by the presser foot, but may be fixed in vertical The illustrative machine is provided with a vertically movable, upwardly yielding edge knife slide, and a vertically Vmovable, upwardly yielding channel knife slide, and these slides are pressed downwardly by separate springs so that they are capable of yielding independently of each other. The slides are adapted to be connected together to move vertically in unison by means of a horizontally slidable lock bar movable into one position to connect the slides and into another position to disconnect the slides. The machine, as herein shown, is also provided with a single presser foot-which is connected to move vertically inr unison with the channel knife slide at all times.

To adapt the machine for welt work, an edge slitting knife is employed in conjunction with the channel knife and the `slides upon` which these knives are mounted are connected together so that Aboth will `yield upwardly in unison withthe presser foot lso that both cutswill be gaged from the upper surface of the flesh side of thersole by means ofthe presser foot.

To adapt the machine for turn work, a

shoulder knife is employed in conjunctionv with the channel knife, The lock bar is vconstructed with the channeling devices disposed at the left side of the machine and adapted to begin the cutting operations at or adjacent to the right-hand margin of the sole, as the sole is viewed by the operator, the sole being held in the left hand of the operator in a substantially horizontal position with the toe directed toward the operator and the heel presented to the channeling devices. rhe sole is fed away from the `operator and the channeling proceeds along the margin of the sole toa'ard the toe. Vilhcn the toe reaches the knives the operator swings the sole in a counterclockwise direction (viewing the channeled face of the sole) to cause the. knives to cut around the toe, after which the channeling proceeds along the opposite margin of the sole toward the heel, the sole being guided or controlled throughout the operation by the ,left hand of the operator.

In a machine in which the sole is fed as above described it is very dii'licult, when operating upon pointed toe soles, to swing the sole so as to enable the knives to cut around the toe without causingl the channel knife to overrun or deviate from its proper course more or less before the sole has been completely turned, this overrunning of the channel vknife being due to the dili'erencc in radii between the curvature at the point of the toe and the curvature of the channel cut. As a result, the knife is liable to cut transversely across the stock which is subsequently to form the channel flap along the margin on the opposite side of the toe from that which has already been channeled.

lVhen a sole in which the `channel. cut has been overrun at the toe in this manner is thereafter presented to the welt or turn sewing machine the sole will be fed in the same direction as that in which it vvas fed through the channeling machine, the solo being turned in a counter-clockwise direction to effect the sewing around the toe. Accordingly the channel vguide of the welt or turn sewing machine is liable to slip out of the channel through the transverse cut abovereferrcd to when the overrun portion of the channel at the toe of the sole is reached This, of course, is undesirable since it results inloss of time and the production of imperfect work.

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permitting the stitch Ato rlhere is alsoja further disadvantage resulting fromthe feeding of a sole through the channeling vmachine in a direction to require counter-clockwisel turning ofi the n sole at the toe. It is well known to operators of channeling machines that in channeling a sole having a pointed toe, the channel knife invariably ycuts into thev between-substance just before acting upon the point of the toe, thus producing atpocket or recess atpthe base of the channel, and weakening therbetween-substance at this point. In a sole fed through the channeling machinein a direction to require counter-clockwise turning of the sole at the toe, the above-mentioned pocket in the between-substance will lie just to the right of the point of the toe, (viewing the channeled yface of the sole with the toe substance which has been weakened by the` pocket made bythe channel knife, and'in turning vthe sole, the sole edge is moved away frein the needle softhat additional 'tension is put upon the thread withthe result that tlie'between-substance is'liable" to give way, pull out and thus seriously damaging the work. Y

Since the object of the channeling machine operation is to prepare the solefproperly fory the subsequent operation of theweltor turn sewing machine, it is clear that the machine of theV prior art has to the extent above indicated failed in its purpose. Accordingn ly, another object of this vinvention isto produce a machine in which the sole will be so prepared for the subsequent operation of the y welt or turn sewing machinethat the ditlicultiesk above set forth will not be cncountered when the sole is bcingjoperated upon by the welt or turn sewing machine.

To this end, a. further feature of the 1nvention consists in the provision, in a yma-i n of the sole relativelyT to they channel guide in the welt or turn 'sewing machine.

As illustrated, the channelingand work feeding devices are disposd at the righuhand side of the machine and are constructed and arranged to Voperate upon a sole held in a horizontal plane by the right hand of the operator with the toe directed toward' thc .operator and 'withr the heel end'of the sole presented to the channeling knife insuch heel, the sole being controlled throughout the operation byvthe `right hand of the operator. y

Then operating by means of the present machine upon apointed toe sole and-when turning the sole in a clockwise direction to eifect the cutting aroundthe toe, thefchannel knife will cut transversely across the channel-flap material atv an anglev with respect to the median linexwhich is practically 'the reverse of th'eangle of the cut produced in machines heretoforeV employed. Consequently when thesolcis being subsequently operated upon in the welt or turn sewing machine and is-being'turned in a `counterclockwisev direction to effect the ,sewing around the toe, the transversevcut previously madey by they channel knife vwillfnot afford the sewing machine may ride out of the chanto the channel guide of the sewingy machine when, operating around the toe that rthere willfbe noopportunity for the channel guide to leavethe channel. As a result the channel guide will remain in the channel andthe sewing will proceed uninterruptedly around the toe. f

' Furthermore, in a sole prepared by means of the present machine, if' the between-substance is weakened by the cutting of a pocket vtherein as above described, Vthe weakened portion will be located at the side of the toe which is notoperated -upcn by the needle until after'the sewing has proceeded around the toe.l Consequently, whilethe 'sole is being swung and the thread `is being subjected to increased tension, the stitch will not be liable to pull through because the betweensubstance y has not been weakened at this point.

Other features of the invention relate to `provision of improved means fornioving the channel knife to and from co-operative relation with the edge knife, to impro vcd means for raising and lowering the feed` table, and to .the provision of a machine in which vibration of the operativefparts 1s reduced to a minimum.

The invention further consists in features of construction and in combinations andar ya path throughwhichthe channel" guide of i rangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed, the advantages of' which will he apparent to those skilled in the art.

Various features of the invention will be best understood from a description of the invention illustrated in the vaccompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation, partially broken away, of a channeling machine einbodying the present invention in what is now considered to be .its preferred forni;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of the channel knife slide and associated parts;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line 3 3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4@ is a detail view in central vertical vsection showing the driving clutch mechanism;

Fig. 5 is a view, partially in front ele vation and partially in section, of the head of the machine;

Fie. 6 is a detail perspective viev.' showing particularly the work table. the edge gage and a portion of the nieans for supporting and adjusting the edge gage; Y

Fig. 7 is a detail view showing the knives used for channeling a welt insole and illustrating the manner in which they .operate upon the work;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the head of the machine looking toward the rear of the machine;

Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view ot' a, portion of the mechanism for moving the channel knife horizontally to and from position to operate upon the work;

Fig. 10 is a view in rear elevation of the upper portion of the head of the machine;

Fig. 11 is a perspective view ofthe head of the machine showing the front and one side thereof;

Fig. 12 is an exploded view showing particularly the knives, the presser foot and members associated therewith, together with a portion of' the oscillating carrier upon which these parts are mounted:

Figs. 13 and 14 are detail perspective views of one form of feed dog adapted for use in the illust-rated machine; l

Fig. 15 is av detail sectional view taken along the line 1:3*15 of Fig. 10:

Fig. 1G iS a detail view, partially in vertical section and partially in front elevation, showing particularly the presser foot and means for connecting the presser foot and channel knife slide to yield upwardly in unison; Y

Fig. 17 is a detail View, partiall;7 in plan and partially in section, of the work table and portions of the edge gage. the presser foot and the work feeding and cutting instrumentalities, showing the operating relation of these parts;

Figs. 18 and 19 are perspective views of the feed dog employed for ordinary welt work;

Figs. 2O and 21 are perspective views .of the combined edge gage and chamfer knife device which is interchangeable with the edge gage shown in certain of the preceding figures;

Figs. 22 and 23 are detail perspective views` of the chainfer knife shown in Figs. 2() and Q1:

F 2a is a view, partially in plan and partially in section, of the combined edge gage and chanifer knife device, showing also a modified form of work table, feed dog ,and presser foot for use in connection therewith;

Figs. and 2G are perspective views of the feed dog which is employed when the chainfer knife is being used;

F E27 is a detail side elevational view of a modified form of presser foot which is used for turn work, this view showing also a section of a turn sole to illustrate the relation between the presser foot and the sole;

Fig. 28 is a view, partially in plan and partially in section. showing the work table and the edge gage. together with the presser foot and feed dog employed for operating upon turn soles; y

Fig. Q9 is a detail view in central vertical section showing the edge knife slide and a portion of the carrier upon which it is mounted f Fig. BO is a side elevational view of a modified form of work table; 1

Fig. 31 is a plan view of achanneling machine of a well-known type, this view showing a sole being operated upon and illustrating the manner heretofore generally practised of feeding a sole left-handed or in a general counter-clockwise direction while it is being channeled; i

Fig. 32 is a plan view of the improved machine herein described, showing the machine operatin' upon a sole and illustrating the manner in which the sole is fed righthanded or in a general clockwise direction while it is being channeled;

Fig. 33 is a detail plan view. on an enlarged scale. of the toe of the sole shown in Fig. 81, illustrating the location of the pocket made b v the channel knife in the betweensubstance at the toe in the operation of a channeling machine in which the sole is turned in a counter-clockwise direction at the toe: and

Fig. 3l is a detail plan view.ron an enlarged scale, of the toe of the sole shown in Fig. 32, illustrating the location of the pocket made by the channel knife in the between-substance, at the toe of a sole in the operation of the machine of the present invention wherein the sole is so fed as to require turning of the sole in a clockwise direction at the toe.

eferring to the drawings7 the channeh lll) with thel wor( table to grip and feed thef work; an edge knife 44 and ai channeling knife 46 which are reciprocatedin unison in the line of feed and are arranged vto cut upon their rearward strokes Vwhile the work is being advanced by the feed dog and the work table; a presser foot 48 which reciprocates in unison with the. knives, the pres-V ser foot sliding freelyover the advancing work during the rearward or cutting stroke of the knives and being .effective in co-op eration with the knives, during the forward on non-cutting stroke of the knives and concurrent rearward movementofthe work table and the feed dog to impart an additional feed movement to the work; an edgev gage 50 for determing the relation of the work to the. knivestransversely with respect to the direction of feed; a head 52 upon which the above-named operating parts are mounted;l and means .including a drivingkshaft 54 and two eccentrics 56 and 58 formed thereon for imparting the desired movements tothe operating parts. For convenience of description the feed movements derived from the feed dog and the work table 40 will hereinafter be termed the. main ory primary feeding movements and the feed movements derived from the pressure foot and the knives will be termed vthe auxiliary or secondary7 feeding movements ofthe work. Certainof the operating instrumentahties of they machine are interchangeable with corresponding parts of somewhat modified construction to adapt the` illustrated machine for use either for channeling welt insoles or for channeling soles for turn shoes. lVhen fitted for channeling welt insoles, a chamfer knife may be employed, if desired, for chamfering or beveling the marginal edge at. the lower or grain side of the sole for a purpose well known in the art. In Figs. l, 5,8, 10 and V11 of the drawings, the present4 machine hasvbeen shown equipped for channeling lwelt insoles` without chamfering the edges thereof. Y Y

The work table andthefeed dog oscillatev in unison in a vertical plane about ahorizontal axis below the table and the table and the feed dog co-operate on their for ward strokes to grip lor clamp the `work between 'them and to impart aprimary feed movement to the work. While the work is being fed by the co-action of the feed dog andthe worktable, the recipro-` cating knives are moved backwardly, or opposite to the direction of-feed, 'to cut the work and the presser foot slides backwardly over the surface ofV the. work to gage the depth of 'the cuts .made

by the knives. The feedA `dog and the' knives move simultaneously in opposite directions and upon vthe forward or nomeutting .stroke of the knives, and the concurrent backward ornoirfeeding stroke of ther feed dog, the presser foot and the knives are eifectiveto impart an auxiliary4 feed rfiovement .to the work, advancing the work along with the knives so that there. isno relative movement between the work and the `knives during the nen-cutting stroke of the knives. By feeding the work in this manner the length of each cut produced will he equal to the distance traveled by the knife in making the cut plus the distance traveled bythe work while the cut is being madel andthe machine is enabled to make successivecuts the length ofeach of which is equal to the'length of the knife stroke plus the len th of the feed stroke.

To otain the desired 'reciprocating movements of the above-mentioned feeding `and cutting instrumentalities, the work table 40 and the feed dog 42 are mounted upon an oscillating carrier 60 while the knives44 and 46 and the presser foot 48 are mounted upon a second oscillating carrier 62, and the carriers. 60 and 62ers connected to swing concurrently in opposite directions. To this end the carriers 60 and 62 are mounted upon the head 52 and both carriers are operatedby theeccentric 56 carried byv the driving shaft. The up-and-down moves ments of the feed dog 42 are derived from the eccentric 58. A hollow pedestal: 64 sup` ports the head'52 .at a convenient height for convenient presentation of the work to thelmachine ,by the operator. The upperv end of the pedestal 64 is formed with a horizontal peripheral flange 66 which is secured by means of screws 68 to a base 70 formed. on the head 52. p i

The `main shaft 54is journaled in bearings 72on Vthehead 52 and is provided at one end with a driving pulley-74 (Fig. 4) whichv is adapted tobe connected by means of a belt (not shown) with any suitable sourcel of f power. The pulley 74 is rotatably mounted upon, the hub of a clutch member 76 fast upon the driving shaft 54. The pulley 74y is adapted to be connected to drive the shaft 54V through the medium of a friction clutch comprising the above-mentioned member 76 and a second member 78, said clutch members Vbeing arranged to co-operate with clutch faces formed at opposite sides of the'driving pulley 74'. The clutch member 8 is rotatably mounted upon the driving shaft 54Ak and is also slidable thereon to enable it to co-operate withthe clutch member 76 to clutch the pulley`74 to the driving shaft. To this end, the hub of the yclutch member 7 8 is provided with an annular groove. 80 in its periphery for receiving blocks y82 carried yby the rarms of a yoke formed at the upper endrof a ,clutch operatlill ing lever 84 which is pivoted at 86 to a bracket 88 secured to the head of the machine. The clutch operating lever 84 is connected with a foot treadle 90 by means including a rod 92 pivoted to the lower end of said. lever and a rod 94 having a yielding connection 96 with said treadle, the rods 92 and 94 being arranged respectively outside and inside of the hollow pedestal 64 and being connected together by any suitable means, not shown. One of said rods may be suitably bent or offset to extend through a slot in the pedestal. The foot treadle 90 is suitably mounted in the rear of the lower 3 portion of the pedestal 64 and extends forwardly to a position within convenientv reach of the operator. The yielding connection 06 liietween the treadle rod 94 and the treadle comprises a compression spring of such f strength that the driving pulley 7 4 will be clutched to the shaft 54 at the beginningof/ the downward movement ofthe treadle, after which said spring will be compressed to permit further depression of the treadle for a purpose hereinafter to be described. A

thrust bearing 98, interposed between the clutch member 7 6 and the adjacent shaft bearing 72, receives the end thrust of the driving shaft resulting from the action of the clutch operating lever 84 and a spring 100 serves to throw out the clutch when the treadle 90 is released.

The carrier 60 for the work table 40 and the feed dog 42 consists of a casting of thev while the body portion of the carrier extends rearwardly from the head 102 and is formed with a depending sleeve or hub 104, the` body portion of the carrier being offset from the'axial plane of the hub 104 to avoid in terference with various parts of the operating mechanism. The sleeve or hub 104 of the carrier` G0 is rigidly secured. to a rock shaft 106 whi'h is located above the driving shaft 54 and is parallel thereto. The opposite ends of the rock shaft 106 project beyond the hub 104 and are mounted to turn in bearings 108 in the stationary head 52 of' the machine.

The connections b-etween the Carrier 60 and the eccentric 56 by means of whifh the carrier is operated are constructed and arranged to enable the length of stroke of the feed devices to be varied while'the machine is running and thus to enable the distance the work is advanced at each feed stroke to be reduced, if desired, while operating along the more abruptly curved portions of the sole margin such, for example7 as around the toe so as to facilitate the guiding of the sole at such points. To this end alink 112 is pivotally connected at one end between a pair of' ears 114 rising from the carrier 60 and at the opposite end to a block 116 (Fig. 11) which is slidably mounted in a slotted rocker member or crank 118. The crank 118 is pivotally mounted upon a rod 119 the opposite endsof which are secured to a pair of brackets 120 formed on the head 52 of the machine, and a pair of depending arms 122 which are formed integrally with the crank 118 are connected by means of an eccentric rod 124 with the eccentric 56. A torsion spring1-26 acting upon the link 112 constantly urges the block 116 upwardly in the slotted crank 118. rfhe block 116 is adapted to be moved downwardly in the crank 118 against the action of the spring 126 by means of a vertical rod 128 which is pivotally connected to the lower side of said block. Therod` 128 is slidable through apertures inthe-base of thehead 52 and the flanged top ofv the pedestal' 64 and is provided w-ith an adjustable stop collar 130 which is arranged below the pedestal top and is adapted to co-operate therewith to limit the upward movements of the block 116 relatively to the crank-118 and thus to determinev the maximum length of feed stroke. The miniinum lengthof feed stroke is determined by means of an adjustable stop collar 132 on the rod 128 which is arranged toengage the base of the head 52 to limit the downward movement of the block 116 relatively to the crank 118. The collar 132 may be adjusted upon the rod 128 to permit the crank motion to be entirely nullil'iedy so that no feed movements will be imparted to the carrier 60. At its lower end the rod'128 is connected with a. lever 134 which is pivoted at 136 to a bracket138 carried bythe base of the head 52 and the lever 134 is connectedby means-of a treadle rod 140 with a foot treadle 142 (Fig. 1). The treadle 142 .is arranged beside the treadle `and'is `pivoted at its rear extrem ity to the lower portion of the pedestal.

YThe work table/40-isV rectangularr in plan, asshown in Fig. 6, andis carried by a rectangular slide 146lwhichis mounted for upward and downward movements in av guideway 148 (Fig. 5) formed'in the head 102 of the oscillating carrier 60. The wall of the guideway 148 is formed bya plate 150 which is removably secured to the-carrier head 102 by screws 152.v The work table is formed with a cylindraceous upper face curved about the axis of oscillation ofthe table so that as the table oscillates it will havevno tendency to dis-place the work fromthe horizontal line of feed. The work-supporting face of the table is smoothly finished to lessen the friction between the workand the table upon the backward or nonfeeding` stroke of the table.

A modified form of work table is shown in Fig. 30. As thereiny represented the portion ofthe upperssurface ofthe table which lies V5 llo nl Ul.

the cutting strokes of the knives.

rearward of the center line 154, relatively to the direction of feed, is curved about the axis of oscillation 156 of the table. Forwardly in the direction of feed from the center line 154, however, the radius of cur# vature of the upper surface of the table is slightly shorter than that of the portion rearward of the center line, the center of l curvature of the forward portion of the table starts its rearward movement the modified table above described is enabled to swing clear of the work so that there will be no rubbing friction between the ywork and the table to oppose the feeding action of the presser foot and the knives. Ungrad'ed work of the usual quality, however,'is liable to vary more or less in thickness and density and when operating upon this class of work the presser foot should have a considerable range of downward movement so that when it encounters relatively thin or soft vstock it will hold the stockagainst the work table with the requisiteV degree of pressure during t will be apparent therefore that under such conditions the work table shown in Fig. would not be capable of swinging clear ofthe work.

It will be understood, however, that wheny operating upon kgraded work which does not vary in thickness or density no vsuch range of downward movement of the presser foot is necessary and the means hereinafter to be described for limiting the downward'movement of the presser foot may be adjusted with such fineness that the table will clear the` work at each backward swinging stroke and thus the feed of the work by the presser foot and the knives will be facilitated.

When the machine is not operating, the table is maintained in a lowered position out of co-operative relation with the feed dog L12 so that the work may readily be positioned upon the feed table beneath the feed dog and beneath the presser foot and the knives.'

After the work has been placed upon the feed table, the latter is raised into operative position. The edge gage which is associated with the oscillating carrier 62 is connected to move upwardly and downwardly with the feed table 40, as will hereinafter appear, so that the work may be positioned against the edge gage while. the table is in lowered position and thus proper y located relatively to the knives transversely to the direction of feed before the channeling operation begins. Provision is made for automatically locking the work table in its uppermost position so that it will supportthe work unyieldingly againstv the pressure of the presser foot.

The means for raising and lowering the work table and for locking the table in raised position comprises a toggle device consisting of a pair of links 1G() and 162 which are connected together by a knuckle pivot 164, the upper link 160 being pivoted within the forked extremity of an arm 166 which is rigid with the work table slide 146 and eX- tends rearwardly from' the lower end of said slide, and the lower link 162 beingl pivote'd upon the cccentrically projecting end 168 of a stud 170 carried byv a depending extension 172 of the plate 150. .The stud 170-is adapt ed to be turned by means of a knurled head 171 to adjust the position of the eccentric projection 163 and thus to vary the position of the work table relatively to the feed dog when the work table is in its uppermost position. In this way the limit of approach between the feed dog and the work table may be adjusted in accordance with the thickness of the work being operated upon in such a manner that the entire forward stroke f the feed dog' will be effective to feed the work. "Fo ass st in the adjustment ofthe work table relatively to the feed dog inv accordance with the thickness of the work, a portion ofthe head of the stud 170 may be graduatedV in irons as shown at 173 in Fig. 1l for co-riperating rwith al mark 1711 on the extension 172 of theplate 150 to indicate the adjustment of the work table.' The rlower toggle link 162 is formed with a yoke 175 at its upper end to embrace the upper link 1GO.V The upper toggle link 160`is extended forwardly and upwardlybeyond theknuckle pivot 164, as best showny in Fig. 1, for conection with the other end of a treadle rod 176, the lower end of which` is connected with the treadle 90 already described, the connection being such that after the treadle has been depressed and the work table hasbeen raised into work feeding position, the

treadle may be further ydepress-cd for `a purpose to be explained later. To this end, the treadle rod 17 6 extends through an apertured ear 178 laterally f projecting from a rigid arm 130 carried by the treadle 80. The low er end of the treadle rod 17 6 is threaded and provided with nuts 182 and spring 184i enlll) circles the treadle rod between the nuts 182 Y and theear 178. The spring 184AL is of such strength that normally it will transmit the downward movement of the trcadle 90 unyieldiugly to the treadle rod 176unti1 the work table has been raised to its uppermost position, but 'ill yield thereafter to permit further depression of the treadle. A spring lSG fastened at one end to the treadle rod 176 and at the other end to the portion of the head 52 tends to raise the treadle rod 176 to break the toggle 160, 162 to lower the work table when the treadle is released by the operator. Vhen the treadle is depressed to raise the work table, the toggle links are straightened and the portion 188 (Fig. 1) of the upper toggle link 160 engages the connecting portion of the yoke 17.3 of the lower toggle member to prevent the knuckle pivot 16d from passing beyond dead center. After the toggle has been straightened, itcannot be broken by downward pressure upon the work table and as a result the work table is automatically locked in its raised position and it will unyieldingly resist the downward pressure which is exerted against the work. The toggle will readily be broken, however, by upward movement of the treadle rod 176 caused by the action of the spring 186 upon the release of the treadle 90. The feed dog #l2 is provided with a plurality of rib-like teeth 190 (F i 18 and 19) formed on its lower tace, these teeth being adapted to bite into the work when the latter is gripped between the feed dog and work table to prevent any possible slipping movement betweei'i said members and the work and thus insuring a positive feed of the work. The ribs are inclined with respect to the edge in such a direction that they have a tendency to hold the work against the edge gage as the work is being fed. A toe 192 projecting rearwardly from the feed dog is arranged to extend the area of engagement of the feed dog with the work'along the line of the between-substance.

,The feed dog has four motions which comprise a downward stroke to engage the sole, a forward stroke to feed the sole against the cutting knives, an upward stroke to release the sole, and a return stroke preparatory to the next feeding operation. 1n order thatthe feed dog shall be moved vertically into and out of gripping engagement with the sole, the feed dog is carried by a slide 196 which is mounted to reciprocate in a vertical guideway formed in the head 102 of the carrier 60. The front of the guideway for the feed dog slide 196 is formed by means of a. plate 198 which is removably secured to the carrier head 102. The feed dog is formed with an upwardly inclined shank portion 200 having a dove-tailed ton gue 202 which. is fitted within a` corresponding groove in a lateral projection 20a at the upper end of the feed dog slide 196. This grooved lateral extension 204 is split longitudinally in such a way that it may be contracted by means of a screw 206 so as removably to clamp the feed dog to the slide 196.

The feed dog is lowered yieldingly into enneas-,847

gagement with the sole to avoid excessive pressure against the sole and to enable the feed dog to accommodate itself to variations in the thickness of the sole. r1`he upward movement of the feed dog, however, is positive after any yielding pressure to which it may have been subjected has been removed. The vertical movement of the feed dog slide 196 is derived from the eccentric 58 on the forward end of the main shaft 511. The eecentrie 58 is connected by means of an eccentric strap 208 with a block 210 which is pivoted between the. arms of a yoke. 212 carried by a rod 21st (Fig. 1) which extends upwardly through a bore in the feed dog slide 196 and has a threaded portion elttending above the slide which is provided with a knurled head 216. ln order that the feed dog may he moved downwardly yieldingly, a spring 218 is interposed between the feed dog slide 196 and the knurled head 216. rlhe spring 218 transmits yielding downward movement to the slide 196 under the action of the eccentric :38 so that the feed dog will gage the sole yieldingly. After the feed dog engages the sole, any excess movement derived from the eccentric 58 is taken up by the spring 218. It is desirable that the feed foot shall be held against the sole with a predetermined amount of yielding prei' ure irrespective of variations in the thickness of the soles in diii'erent lots operated upon. This result may be accomplished by turning the head 216 to adjust the compression of the spring 218.

The oscillating carrier 62, upon which the channeling knives are mounted, comprises a hub 222 and two arms 22-1 and 226 which extend in opposite directions from the hub. The hub 222 of the carrier 62 is mounted to oscillate upon a vertical post 228 which rises from the head 52 on the machine, the lower end of the hub 222 resting upon the head 52 and the upper end of the hub being engaged by a collar 230 which is secured to the post 228 to prevent upward displacement of the carrier 62. rEhe carrier arm 22-1t is connected by means of a ball-and-socket joint 232 with the carrier for the work table and the feed dog. As a result of this connection, the oscillatory motion of the carrier 60 will be transmitted to the carrier 62, the construction bein 0' such that the operating instrumentalities carried by the two carriers 60 and 62 will be moved concurrently through substanially the same length of stroke at each oscillation. but the instrumentalities carried by one oscillating carrier will move in the line of feed in a direct-ion opposite to those on the other oscillating carrier. The arm 226 of the carrier 62 has mounted thereon a vertically movable slide 284 which carries the edge knife 44. There is also mounted in the carrier arm 226 a horizontally slidable supyla port 236 and upon this slidable support is mounted a vertically movable slide 238 which carries the channel knife 46.

The edge knife shown in the drawings formed with a horizontal blade 246V for slitting the edge of a welt insole to forman outer lip and with a vertical blade 242 'for and to this end the rectangular shank on the edge knife 44 rests upon a horizontal ledge 246 (Fig. 29) formed at the lower extremity of the edge knife slide 284 between the clamp plate 244 and the inner ends of two adjusting screws 248. The lower end of the clamp plate 244 is rabbeted, as indicated at 250, to provide perpendicular shoulders one of which is arranged to engage Ythe front side of the edge knife shank while the other overlies the top of theknife shank to prevent upward displacement thereof. ond of the clamp plate 244 bears against the inclined face of a projection 252 upon the edge knife slide 234 and a collar screw 254 ex` tends through an aperture iny the clamp plate and is threaded rinto the knife slide, the collar screw holding i the Clamp` plate against thel projection 252 and against the knife shank and thus clamping the knife* against the adjusting screws 248. The ad? justing screws 248 extend through the knife slide 234 and are arranged in `horizontal alinement to engage opposite end portions of the knife shank. By loosening the collar screw 254, the adjusting screws 248 maybe turned to adjust the edge knife relatively to the channel knife in the line of feedsr In this way the lead of one knife relatively ytoy the other knife may bevaried vas may be found desirable tov facilitate the channeling around toes ofdiiferent shapes. By manipulation of the adjusting screws 248 and the collar screw 264 the edge knife also be adjusted to compensate for wear caused by the sharpening of the knife. j j Y The edge knife slide 284`is dove-tailed within a guideway 256 l5) in the carrier arm-62j and is supported in the guideway by means of a vertically adjustable rod 258, the lower rportion of which is connected with the slide 234`so vthat itmay'be turned freely'with respect thereto but will cause lthe slide to move vertically `injunison with the rod as the latter is kvertically adjusted. Y To this endthe lower portion of the rod'. 258 extends throughs notch formed in The up per an kear 260 which projects forwardly from the upper extremity of the edge knife slide and an integral collar 262 on the rod 258 isV rotatably received inV ahorizontal groove 254 in theear266. The upper portion of the rod 258 extends loosely through a bushing 266 which is formed with a knurled head 268 at its upper end.y The bushing` 266 is threaded within asleeve 270 carried by` a bracket 272 which is rigidly secured tothe hub of the carrier 62. Above the knurled head 268 two knurled adjusting nuts 2,74,

276 are threaded upon the rod 258, the lower nut 27 4 being adapted to bear against the knurled head 268, andthe upper nut 276 carrying a thumb screw 278 which is threaded in an axial direction therethrough and is adapted to be tightened againstthe lower nut 274 to lock both nuts'to the rod 258 so that they will not turn upon the rod but may serve as a means for turning the rod. The nut 274co-operates with the head 268 to determine the lowermost position` which the edge knife may occupyl with respect to the work table and to prevent said knife from coming in contact with the table when no work is in the machine. TWhen the edge knife and channel' knife slides are connectedto adapt the machine for welt work the nut 274 and the'head 268 function also in determining the lowermost positions of the channel knifel and the presser foot; By unscrewing4 they thumb screw 278, the lower nut 274 may be turned upon the rod 258 forthepurpose of raising orjlowering the rod and the parts supported thereby. To apply yielding pressure to the edge knife slide, a coiled spring 280 encircles the rod 258 between. the lower end of the bushing 266 and the upper'jend of the edge 'knife slide 260.V The compression of the spring 280 may be adjusted, to` vary the pressurev upon the work, by turning the bushing` 266 by means of its knurled head 268. Under certain conditions kof adjustment vofthe operating parts mounted uponV the carrier62, the knives may' be'adjusted vertically withrespect to the work table by turning ythe knurled head268, as will herein-` after be 'morel fully cat'plained.` A finger 284 on the bracket 272 extends upwardly beside vthe knurled peripheryrof the lhead '268 and is graduated in irons, shown `at 286, the vgraduations being adapted to co-r intoa bore in an adjusting block 290. The

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rod is adapted to he locked against turning relatively to the adjusting block 25)() by means of a thumb .5, ew 292. The block 290 is adjustable wertically with respect to the edge knife slide, but is adapted to he rigidly secured to the slide by nieans of a collar screw 291i-, the latter' extending loosely through a vertical slot 296 (Fig.` in the adjusting block 290. and being threaded into the edge knife slide. The adjusting block 29() has a vertical tongue-ainl-groove connection 29S (Fig. with the edge knife slide which y prevents edgewise twisting nioven'lent of the block relatively to the slide.

The adjusting block 290 carries a hori- 'Aontallyslidahle lock-bar Zllltl which may be positioned to connect the edge lxnife slide for vertical adjustment and upward yieldinomovement in unison with the channel knife slide. The block 290 also supports the presser foot 18. As 1nest shown in Fig. l2, the lock-har' 300 is rectangular.' in crosssection and located in a rectangular,groove 302 which extends horizontally across the front face of the adjusting block 290. The lock-har 300 is adapted to be held rigidly within the groove 302 by the clamping action of the collar screw 29d, the collar portion of which overlies the lock-bar. 'lhe thickness of the main portion of the lock-bar is the same the depth of the groove so that the front face ofthe .lock-bar is flush with the front face of the block 290. The right-hand end of the lock-bar projects beyond the block 290` and is thickened at its rear side to provide a stop shoulderOl for engagementwith the adjacent edge of the block 290.- ri thumb-nail slot 305 .in the lock-bar affords a convenient means Vl'or sliding it from one position to another. B v loosening the collar screw 2Q-l and sliding` the lock-bar toward the left until the stop shoulder 80st engages thehlock 290, the lockhar will be disengaged from the channel knife slide Q38 and the latter will he free for upward yielding movement; as well as vertical adjustment, independently of the edge knife slide. lVhen the edge knife slide is thus disconnected from the channel knife slide the edge knife is no longerl controlled by the presser foot7 and the spring 28() (the tension 4of which will ordinarily be increased) will function to hold the edge knife at a. predetermined fixed distance above the lower face or grain side of the sole so that the feather will he of uniform thickness irrespective of variations in the thickness of the sole at different portions thereof.

The presser foot 48, Vas best shown in Fig. 1Q, is provided with two downwardly extending toe portions 308 which are arranged to engage theportions of 'the work which-'are to forint-the channel flaps near the vertical plane of the knives so to cci-operate with vthe knives to feed the work hy gripping engagement with the channel flap material or the forward strokes of the presser foot. The toe portions 30S of the presser foot are separated by a vertical notch C13 l() which is adapted to receive the toe ltr.) of vthe feed dog to enahle the latter to engage the work at a point rearward of the presser fool. rlhe shank of the presser foot is in the forni of a flat plate and is received in a vertical giiiideway rformed between the front face of the adjusting block Q90 and a cap plate Sli which is secured by means of screws 314 to the block Q90. As shown, the shank of the presser foot is adapted to lie within a vertical channel. 315 formed in the cap plate 3152. le groove 316 extends parallel to the channel. Bill to receive a vertical rib 31S on the block 290, this construction holding the cap plate rigidly so es to prevent edgewise twisting displacement of the presser' foot. The shank of the presser foot is horizontally notched at :fl-i0 to receive n cans hereinafter to he described for connecting the presser foot to yield vertically in unison with the channel l-L'nife slide. The length of the notch 320 is extended by means of lateral projections i'ls upon the shank of the presser foot. It is to he noted that while the presser foot mounted in the cap plate 312 associated with the edge knife slide, the presser foot is at all times connected for vertical movement in unison with the channel knife slide and may or may not be connected to move verticallyv with the edge knife slide according to whether or not the edge knife slide and the channel knife slide are connected oy 'the lock-bai' 300.

rlhe channel. knife lt-'i which is carried hy the channel knife slide 23S is formed with a cutting edge 326 for cutting a channel in the work so as to form an inner lip such as that shown at o in Fig. 7, The channel knife is mounted for angular adjustment about a point coincident with thc inner end of its cutting edge in order that the angle of the channel cut may he varied without affecting the width of the hetween-suhstaace, or the depth ofthe channel. 'l`o this end. the shank of the channel knife is received within a groove in a knife hleck 32h (hi 2 and e) and is rigidly but adjustably secured' therein by n'ieans of screws 330. The knife block 23,28 is secured to die channel knife slide '23S by means of a collar screw :i912 the shank of which entends forwardly through an arcuate slot 334: of the channel knife slide and is threaded into the knife block. rlhe head of the collar screw 332 projects through an aperture 335 in the slidahle ysupport said aperture permitting vertical adjustment of the slide 23h rehtively to said support. An arcuate tongueand-groove connection 336 betweenthe knife hl'ocl and the channel knife slide permits of in lll!) all radial adjustment of the knife about a centerin the end of its cutting edge by loosening the collar screw 332. By'loosening the' screi Ys 330 the channel knife may be removed 'The channel knife slide is mounted for verti` cal sliding movement relatively to the horizontally slidable knife slide support 2536 by means of a dove-tailed tongue-aud-groove connection, best shown at 340 in Figs; 8,712 and l5, the groovebeing formed in the rear face of the knife slide and the tongue being formedk onthe support Q86. The knife slide 238 is supported byfmeans of 'a vertical adjusting rod 342, the lower extremity of which is threaded vinto the 'upper portion of the knife slide, said slide being thickened at its front side to form atprojecting lug Sli-l 'which is tappedlo receive the threaded end of the rod. The rod 342 is adapted to be locked against turning relatively to the channel knife block` 328 by means of a thumb screw Above the knife slide' the rod Bel-2- extends upwardly through a bushing 'ell `(Fig. 5) which is threaded within a collar 346 formed on the bracket 348 rigidly secured to the slidable-support236- The y bushing 344 is provided with a knurled head 350 and the rod 342 projects upwardlybeyond the head 350 and-is lthreaded to receive two nuts 352, 354i-, the lower nut 352 being arrangedk to bear against theJ` knurled head 350, andthe upper nut 354 carrying a thumb screw 356 which may be tightened against the lower nut 352 to lock the nuts 352 and 354; rigidly to the rod 342 so that they may be employed as a means for turning the rod 3&2. rlhe nut 352 co-operates vwith the head 8f3() to determine the lowermost position which the channel knife and the Apresser foot may occupy witlrrelation to the work table when said parts are disconnected fromf the edge knife to adapt the machine for turn work. By loosening the thumb screw 356, the lower nut 352 may be turned upon the rod 8&2 to raise or lower the -channel knife slide and parts connected therewith.) PresV sure .is applied to the channel knifepslide by means ofr a y coiled spring 358 which. surrounds the rod Bel-2 and is adapted to be compressed between the bushing 34st and aA col-' lar 2360 which is integral lwitlrthe rod 342. I.

The bushing 341i may be turned by means of its knurled head 350 to adjust the conipression of the spring v358, anda thumb screw 862 (Fig. l2)y in the bracket 34:8 may be tightcnedvto lock' the bushing against turning. Y A f kThe channel knife slide238 is adapted to be connected with the edge ,knifeV slide'QBl means of the `lock-bar v300. To,y provide means for intereng'aging with the lock-bar 300, a lug 364C is formed on the frontface of the channel knife slide between the knife block 3:28 and the lug 343, thelugs 354 and 343 being spaced apart to provide between them a rectangular groove 366 for receiving one end of the loclebar. The slot 86S is so located in the channel knife slide that when the lock-bar is positioned in the edge knife slide, with the stop-shoulder 304 of the lockbar in engagement with the adjacent edge of the edge knife slide the lock-bar will not extend into the slot in the channel knife slide, and thus the edge knife and channel knife slides will be disconnected.` By sliding the lock-bar to the right itinay be projected into the slotBGG, in which position it functions to lock the channel knife slide to the edge knife slide to adapt the machine for welt work.

` Inorder that the Ichannelknife slide and the presser foot "t8 may be connected to yield upwardly in unison as hcreinbefore mentioned, a presser foot connecting' member 368 is also carried by the channel knife slide, this member being'Y adapted for vertical adjustment relatively to said slide to enable theA channel knife and the'presser foot to be adjusted vertically relatively to cach otherr for the purpose of varying the depth of the channel cutp To this end the presser foot connecting member 368 is made in the forni of a. flat plate and is received in a vertical guideway 370 formed in the inner face of a cap plate 372 which is secured by screws 3T3 to the front of the channel knife slide. The front faces of the knife block 328 andof lthe lugs 343 and 364 lic in the saine `vertical plane and cooperate with-the walls of the guideway B70 to support the presser foot connecting member 368 for vertical lsliding adjustment. j presser foot connectingmember 868 is adapt-J ed tol be received in the`notch 320 of the presser foot yi8 to connect the presser foot and said member for sliding adjustment'in unison. rlhe tongue '374i extends a sume/lent distance into the notch 3:20 to permit relative horizontal movement of the edge knife and channel knife slides for a purpose to be ein plained hereinafter. Vertical relative. adjustment of the presser foot and the channel knife'is effected by raising or lowering the adjusti'ngrod `34e?. To accomplishthis remk sult therod Selland the presser foot connecting member are connected; by a lateral: tongue 376`tsee also Figs. il and 3) on 'the` member 368 which extends into an annular groove 878 formed in the periphery of thc collar 360.? This construction permits`r the rod 34:2 to turn freely with' respectyto the niemb'erBGS but transmits thel up+and-down movement of the rod to the member.

The support 236 forthe Vchannel knifeY slide 238 is slidably mounted in a horizontal "dove-tailed' guideway :380, in the'ariniQQtl of A horizontal tongue B Tel-Onthe- I l Si.)

236 is adapted to be moved in tlie guideway 380 to shift the channel knife horizontally relatively to the edge knife toward and from position to operate upon the work. To this end the slidable support 236 is operatively connected with the foot treadle 90 and the arrangement is such that when the treadle is in noi ial or raised lposition the channel knife will be retracted from operative relation with the edge knife, and when the treadle is depressed to raise the Work table the channel knife Will be moved horizontally toward the edge knife until it is located in position to operate upon the Work. In order that the required horizontal movements of the channel knife may be derived from the foot treadle 90, the connections between the treadle and the channel knife slide support include a horizontal operating bolt 384 which is supported by a bearing sleeve 386 Within which the bolt is both slidable and rotatable. The bearing sleeve 386 is externally threaded and is screwed into an apertiired ear 388 projecting rearwardly from the hub of the carrier 62. The forward end of the sleeve 386 acts as a stop co-operating` With an annular shoulder 390 on the operating bolt 384 to limit the movement of the bolt in one direction to gage the operative position of the channel knife relatively to the edge knife and thus to determine the Width of the between-substance. The bearing sleeve 386 is provided With a knurled head 392 by which it may be turned to adjust the operative relation of the channel knife to the edge knife for the purpose of 'varying the Width of the between-substance. A set screnv 391 serves to lock the sleeve 386 in adjusted position.

To permit the channel knife slide to be` removed from the machine, the operating belt 384 is detachably connected with the channel knife slide support 236 y means of intereugaging ufing-and-socket devices on the bolt 8S4and support 236 respectively. As shown in Figs. 9 and 10,the wing 894 projects at right angles to the axis of the bolt 384 and is in the form of a half disk, the straight edge face 395 of which is disposed in a plane intersecting the axis of the bolt. The Wing 394 is adapted to interlock with the walls of a recess 396 in the rear of the slidable support 236, the arrangement being such that when the straight edge face 305 of the Wing member i394 is vertically disposed. and the bolt 384 is turned so that the Wing member is located within the recess 396, the support 236 is operatively connected. with the holt 384. A stem 385 projecting axially beyond the wing 394 is received in a socket 2599 in the knife slide vsupport 236. By giving the bolt 384 a half turn7 the Wing member 394 may be positioned radially as shown in Fig. 9, in which position it is disengaged from the recess 396 so that the slidable support 236 and the parts carried 394 with the. recess 396 or to disengage said member from sait recess as above described. d hen the channel knife slide sup port 36 is removed from the carrier 62 the presser foot connecting member 36S is4 disengaged from the presser foot 4S and in order that the presser foot shall be supported in its guideway at this time a small coiled spring 306 (Fig. 12) is seated in a recess in bleek 200 and bears against the rear face of the presser foot. 398, the presser foot is fractionally held in place so that vvhen the channelr knife slide support is replaced the tongue 374 of the member i368 will register with the notch 320 in the presser foot.

rEhe bolt 384 is adapted to be moved lengthwise in the bearing sleeve 386 to move the channel knife to or from operative position by means vof a toggle device comprising links 400 and 402 which are connected togetlier by a knuckle pivot 404. The toggle link 400 pivoted at 406 to the hub of the carrier and the link 402 is pivoted at 408 to a depending portion of a collar 410 on the bolt 384. movement of the bolt 384 and the collar 41,0 While permitting the bolt to turn within the collar, the collar is confined between an annular shoulder 411 on the knob 30T and a nut 412 on the bolt. As shown :in llig. 10, a sleeve 413 extends from the knob 397, beyondthe shoulder 411 and through the collar 410 and the nut 412 bears against the outer end of this sleeve. A screiv 414 in the collar 410 presses a friction washer l415 against the bolt 884 to hold the bolt in any position intcwvhich it may be turned, thus preventing accidental disengagement of the bolt from the channel knife slide support 236. The forward end of the toggle link 402 is embraced by a yoke 416 formed at the adjacent end of the link 400 and the arms of the yoke 416 are offset upwardly to form toes 418 arranged to co-operate with stop lugs 420 carried by the link 402 to prevent the knuckle pivot 404 from passing beyond dead center when the toggle is straightened. A shoulder 421 on the toggle link 402 arranged to engage with "the lower side of the bolt 384 to limit the upiva rd movement of the togglelinks. The toggle link 400 is connected by a vertical rod with a lever 424 (Fig. S) which is pivoted at one end upon a stud 426 at the rear of the head 52. rihe rod 422 extends through au apertured ear 428 on the lever 424 and the ear 428 is located between collars 430 and 432 which are rigidly but adjustably secured to the rod 422. The forward eX- treinity of the lever 424 is connected by By means of the spring To prevent axial relative f ion iii)

means of a rod 434 with a block 436 whichV [is adjustably secured to the treadle rod 17 6. VThe spring 186, whichr holds the treadle 90 in raised position, may conveniently be securedto the block 486 and will serve to maintain the toggleV links normally1 in the position shownin Figs. '8 and l0, invivhich rposition the spring 186 willhold the channel` knife in a normal or idle position offset from its working position transversely with respect to the direction ofwork feed. Upon depression of the treadle 90 the toggle links 400, 402 will bestraightened so that the channel knife will be moved horizontally inward toward the edge knife in a plane parallel to the face of the. work While the work table is beingraised into work supporting posi tion. When the toggle comprising the links 400, 402 has been straightened, the channel knife ywill be locked in operative position and can be unlocked only by an upward movement of the rod 422 upon the release 4knob 897 in the appropriate direction, after which the nut'4l2 should again be tightened.

When operating upon turn work, it is sometimes desirable that the edge cutting or shoulder knife `be retracted from cutting position 'when working around the heel end of the sole7 although the cut made by the channel knife is to continue round the heel.

ln welt work also it may be desirable to raise both the channel knife and the edge knife to fterminate the channeling and edge slitting operations by cutting upwardly through the lips or iiaps forn'ied by the knives. To enable these results to be accon'iplished meansV` `is provided whereby at any time durrngthe cutting operation the operator may cause the edge knife slide to be'raised so that if the edge knife slide is disconnected from theV channel knife'slide theV edge or shoulder knife only will be raised from the work`r but if the edge knife and channel knife slides are connected together by the lock-bar 360, bothy knives will be elevated above cutting position. As best shown in Figs. 8 andy l0,

a stud 440 projects rearwardly fromthe'upper portion of the edge knife slide-234r and is received in the forked end of a lever 442 which is pivoted at 444 to the carrier 62. The opposite end of the lever 442 is connected by means of ai rod 446 with a lever 448 which is pivoted on the stud 426 and lies vclosely beside the lever 424. The forward extremity of the lever 448 is connected by a rod 450 (see also Fig. l) withthe foot e and the ear.

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treadle `90. The lower end of the rod 450 extends loosely through an ear 452 formed at one side ofthe treadle 90 and isthreaded to receive an adjustable abutment 454fwhichy `is normally spaced beneath the ear 452 to,

provide lost motion between the abutment y The abutment `454 is so adjusted upon the rod'456 thatthe treadle 90 may be depressed to raise the; worktablel into work supporting position and operatively toposition the channel knife beforeactuating the rod 450 to raise theedge knife slide,

but after the work table and the `channel knife have been operatively. positioned,` further depression of the treadle v9() will `be effective to raise the edge knife slide or both the edge and channel knife slides as the ease may be. An adjustable screw 455 'carriedl by the lever 448 is adapted to engage the basek 70 to determine the distance to which the knife or The edge gage 50'is adapted to'reciprocate in unison with the channel and edge knives and to movefup and down in unison with the work table. The edge gage is also adjustable transversely of the direction of feed to vary the width of the margin or feather at different parts of the sole. As shown `in* Fig. 6, the edge gage is formed at the forward end of a rectangular har 456 which is horizontally Vdisposed and is mounted for longitudinal sliding ymovement at right angles to the direction of feed. The forward portion at lthe right-hand end of the slide bar 456 overlies the Work table in close proximity yto the upper face thereofand knives will be raised above the terminates in a work-engaging end' face the forward corner `of which is rounded to meet the oncoming work. The edge gage bar 456 is Vmounted for longitudinal sliding movementin a horizontal guideway 458 formed in acarrier 460 Vwhichy is rigidly secured to the rlower end of a slide 462 which is mounted for vvertical vmovement in lthe arm'226 of the oscillating`carrier62-` As shown at 464 in Fig.r8, portions of the carrier arm 226 pro-- ject rearwardly above and below the channel 'knife slider support 236 and these projecting portions are j )rovid'ed with dovelll) tailed grooves in whichis received the ver- Y .tical edge gage slide 462. The edge gage 50 is connected to move vertically' in unison with the work table 40 by means of a pin 466 which projects horizontally fromthework table slide 146 and carries a block 468 which is pivotally mounted thereon'and which is slidable in a horizontal guideway 470 formed in a depending portionk of the edge gage carrier 460. The block 468 is free to slide hori# zontally in a guideway 470, thus permitting the edge gage slide 462 to reciprocate with the carrier 62, while the pin k466 transmits the upward and downward movement of the work table to the edge gage.l kTo prevent cramping of the edge gage slide 462 in its 472is secured at its lower end to the slide *.462 and at its upper end to the arm 226.

When the work table and the edge gage are in lowered position, the spring 472 is under tension and when the treadle 90 is depressed toy raise the work table, upward movement is transmitted to the edge gage carrier 460 at a point vertically offset from the slide 462 and at this time the tension of the spring 472 is effective to prevent cramping of the slide 462. -rlhe spring 186 being considerably stronger than the spring^472, the latter spring will not interfere with the `movements of the work table, ythe Achannel knife and the edge gage to inoperative positions.

To provide for adjustment of the 'edge gage transversely of the direction ofwork iteed,fthe rear of the edge gage bar 456 is rigidly secured to a block 474 (Fig. 6): having a groove 475 in which a block 476 is adapted to slide vertically as the edge gage rises or falls. rlhe block 476 is swivelled upon a vertical stud 478 carried by the forward end of a rack-bar 480. The arrangement of the above-described interengaging parts is such that the block 476 and the edge gage 50 are free to move vertically relatively to the rack-bar 480 and also horizontally in lparallelism with the direction of feed, but are constrained to move transversely of the direction of feed in unison with the rack-bar.

It will be seen that the above-described manner of mounting the edge gage and connecting it with the rack-bar 480 enables the to oscillate-in unison with the knives without having any movement relatively to the knives and consequently there will be no undesired variation in the width of the sole margin or feather.

The rack-bar 480 slidable within a stationary guideway 482 (Fig. 11) in the frame 52 and the teethof the rack-bar are engaged by the teeth of a gear segment 484 fast upon the upper end of a vertical rock-shaft 486 which is mounted to turn in suitable bearings fixed to the head 52. An arm 488 secured to the lower end of the rock-shaft 486 is connected, by means of a link 490, with an arm 492 which is fast on the upper end of a short vertical rock-shaft 494, the latter being journaled in a bearing 496 carried by avportion of the bracket 188. Below the bearing 496 lthe shaft 494 has rigidly secured thereto a block 498 carrying a handle 500 which is conveniently located at the front of the machine and is adaptedto be manipulated to effect the required adjustment of the edge gage. rllhe handle 500 is adapted to be rocked back and forth in a horizontal plane, movement of the handle toward the right being effective to retract the edge gage to increase the width of the sole or feather and movement of the handle toward the left being Lease-t7 effective to advance the edge gage to decrease the width of the feather. The maximum width of feather is determined by a stop pin 502 carried by the block 498 and arranged to engage the flanged top of the pedestal 64. The minimum width of feather is `determined by means of a pin 504 also carried by the block 498 and arranged to engage the flange top of the pedestal 64. rlhe pins 502 and 504 extend horizontal through the block 498 and are rigidly but adjust-ably secured in the block by means of clamping bolts 506. By loosening the bolts 506 and adjusting the pins 502 and 504 lengthwise in the block 498, the adjustments for minimum and maximum width of feather may be varied. It is desirable to provide for three different widths of feather and to this end provision is made for positioning the edge gage at a point intermediate the eXtreme positions of adjustment thereof. n To this end, the bearing 496 is extended forwardly and carries a spring-j'n'essed plunger 508 which is forced downwardly against the upper face of the block 498 and is adapted to engage within a v-shaped notch 510 in said block frictionally to hold the block in thejintermediate position of adjustment in which it is shown in Fig. 11. It will be seen that the handle 500 is pivotally mounted for vertical rocking movement between the arms of a yoke depending from the block 498, and that the handle is extended rearwardly beyond its pivotal axis to provide an arm 514 which overlies the lever 184. rllhe arrangement is such that by rocking the handle 500 upwardly the lever 134 will be depressed to shift the lock 116 downwardly in the slotted crank 118 for the purpose of shortening the feed stroke. pon the release of the handle 500, the block 116 will be moved upwardly in the crank 118 to restore the normal length of feed stroke. Thus the operator may use either the foottreadle 142 or the handle 500 for changing the length of feed.

li'or a purpose well known in the art, it is sometimes desirable to chamfer or bevel the sole edge adjacent to the unchanneled face of the'sole. 'lo provide means -for performing this operation, a chamfer knife is provided, the knife being carried by an edge gage of modified kconstruction which is adapted to be substituted for tlie'edge gage hereinbefore described. rlhe chamfer knife and the modified form of edge gage are shown in Figs. 20 to 24, inclusive, in which figures the chamfer knife is indicated at andthe edge. gage at 520. The work engaging face of the edge gage is shaped in the form already described, and is located at the end of a rectangular bar which is adapted to be secured to the block 474 to Vadapt the edge gage for longitudinal adjustment by manipulation of the handle 500. The bar is formed with a portion lltl 

